3,500 Animals at Risk of Climate Extinction | Conservation Digest
A new study has identified 3,500 animals whose survival is threatened by climate change, reports Earth.com. Invertebrates and marine species face the highest dangers, with sea anemones and corals amongst the most impacted.
The endangered Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans) has made a triumphant return to Midway island after 80 years, proclaims Hawaii Public Radio. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service reintroduced the species last month, after it had been driven off by rats in the early 20th century.
Ecuador has announced a new protected region in the Amazon, explains the Conservation International. The Palora-Pastaza Corridor - about the size of Rhode Island - will connect existing protected areas to allow for better migration between them.
A vital wildlife migration corridor used by jaguars and other animals could be blocked by a new US-Mexico border wall, notes The New York Times. Environmental groups have filed suit to stop the wall, which would be of little benefit to immigration enforcement.
Whale watching vessels in Mexico are not complying with conservation guidelines, according to Inside Climate News. Rules regulating minimum distances and maximum times spent with the whales are routinely flouted.
The critically endangered Angelshark (Squatina squatina) has been spotted in Welsh waters for the first time in four years, notes Oceanographic. The sighting of one of the world’s rarest sharks could help efforts to ban bottom trawling in the region.
